This colorful consumer- and provider-facing flyer from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services uses “this not that” statements when referencing substance use disorder and explains why some terms are stigmatizing.
The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative hosts a COMPASS opioid stewardship podcast, a six-part mini-series that that shares patients’ personal stories of opioid stigma. Episode one includes an interview with Dr. Kaylin Klie that discusses Stigma and the Importance of Language.
In January 2023, a large metro-area facility in Texas was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to TMF Quality Innovation Network (TMF QIN), a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), to increase nursing home resident COVID-19 vaccinations. To make improvements, the 90-bed facility needed additional support and resources. By leveraging the expertise of TMF QIN, the facility increased its rate from 33.33 to 100 percent as reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) database in September 2023.
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, is from the first of a three-session series highlighting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) two new health equity in patient hospital reporting measures: Hospital Commitment to Health Equity Structural Measure and Social Drivers Screening Measures. The series included two working sessions featuring hands-on technical assistance, coaching and sharing. Viewers will learn about:
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, highlights the newly updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing Best Practices. It gives special attention to differences between the updated and original documents. Viewers will also learn about:
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, highlights how an organization can effectively communicate with underserved members in their communities. It provides an overview of the course that will help an organization to deliver culturally and linguistically competent services in disaster situations. It also touches on additional courses offered by the Office of Minority Health which follow the national culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) standards.
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, is from the first session of Telligen's Wake Up Wednesday: High-Risk Medication ECHO® Series. This session features Vicki Worth, Medicare/Medicaid LTC Bureau Chief I with the Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals and focuses on the regulations, risks leading to errors and safety concerns of these medications. Viewers will also learn about:
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, features information on the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine. Dr. Anuj Mehta, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Medicine at Denver Health and Hospital Authority shares facts and information on why it’s important to get vaccinated. Viewers will also learn:
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, features Dr. Sean Michael, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Denver. It provides an overview of the final policies for the Quality Payment Program 2023 performance year and information about:
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, focuses on the power and potential of resiliency, connectedness, building confidence and finding motivation both individually and together as a team. Viewers will discover how to create safe spaces in their work environment for “timeout” and ways to incorporate self-care and team-care using diversity, equity and inclusion principles in order to reenergize their team. Viewers will also learn about: